Season 3

SIARPC: Star in a reasonably priced car
Season 3, Episode 1 — Originally aired on October 26th, 2003

• Jeremy goes to Detroit to drive the Ford GT
• James drives the new BMW 5 series
• Jeremy drives the Volkswagen Pollo
• Richard falls in love with the new Porsche 911 GT3
• The Stig attempts to hit 100 MPH on the deck of an aircraft carrier
• SIARPC: Martin Kemp

Season 3, Episode 2 — Originally aired on November 3rd, 2003

• Tribute to the black Stig who “died” and introduction of the white Stig
• Jeremy reviews the BMW M3 CSL on the Isle of Man
• A Volvo jumps some caravans aka mobile home trailer thingies
• James and Richard review some older M series BMW’s (the M1, M3 and M5), also on the Isle of Man
• Comparison of BMW Z4 (Richard) vs. Porsche Boxster (James) vs. Honda S2000 (Jeremy), again, on the Isle of Man
• SIARPC: Stephen Fry

Season 3, Episode 3 — Originally aired on November 10th, 2003

• Richard gets wet with drowning stuff
• Jeremy in a Saab 9-5 plus Stig in the 9-5 versus a Harrier
• Jeremy also drives the Bentley Continental GT
• James drives around in a Subaru Legacy

Season 3, Episode 4 — Originally aired on November 17th, 2003

The Lamborghini Episode

• Richard drives a Lamborghini Miura
• James drives a Lamborghini Countach
• The Stig drives a Lamborghini Murcielago around the Top Gear test track
• Richard drives the Works Mini Cooper S
• Jeremy drives a Lamborghini Gallardo
• SIARPC: Rich Hall

Season 3, Episode 5 — Originally aired on November 24th, 2003

• Jeremy reviews the Mazda RX-8 and the Stig takes it around the track
• Richard explains how to pick a future classic car
• Top Gear Toupee Test – how long different toupees last in a convertable
• James reviews the Fiat Panda
• Jeremy tries to destroy a Toyota Hilux pickup truck (Part 1 of 2)
• SIARPC: Simon Cowell

Season 3, Episode 6 — Originally aired on December 8th, 2003

• Jeremy reviews the Citroën C2 and finds out why it so popular among the “cruising” crowd
• James tries to finish the job of destroying the Toyota Hilux pickup truck (Part 2 of 2)
• Richard tests the Renault Megan CC and Peugeot 307 CC
• James runs around in an awesome, old Aston Martin Vantage
• Jeremy tests the new Holden Monaro (which will be known as the Pontiac GTO in the States) and the Stig takes it around the track
• SIARPC: Sanjeev Bhaskar

Season 3, Episode 7 — Originally aired on December 15th, 2003

The Germans

• Jeremy flys around in the Porsche Cayenne
• Richard goes to Capetown, South Africa to test drive the £300,000 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
• Jeremy bonks his head on the MG SV and the Stig takes it around the test track
• Richard finds out if really smart people can pull a burnout
• Richard, Jeremy and James duke it out over which is the best British car – the Morgan Plus 8, the Noble M12 GTO or the Rover 75
• SIARPC: Rory Bremner

Season 3, Episode 8 — Originally aired on December 22nd, 2003

• Jeremy drives a 1960′s Mercedes-Benz 280 SL
• Richard sees what you can get for £9000 these days – an hour in a £38 million Boeing 737 BBJ2 or a Nissan Micra and what’s the best value for your money
• James drives an Aston Martin Lagonda
• Jeremy drives the Audi TT, but first has to get ready to go out in it
• The Stig takes the Audi TT out onto the test track
• Jeremy and Richard race old versions of cars versus the new versions of the car
• SIARPC: Johnny Vegas, who by the way, doesn’t have a driver’s license

Season 3, Episode 9 — Originally aired on December 29th, 2003

• Jeremy drives the Chrysler Crossfire
• Richard screams around in the Brabus Smart Roadster
• James tests the Jaguar XJ6
• Richards drives the Honda “Type R” cars – the Honda Civic Type R and the Honda NSX Type R
• The Stig takes the NSX out on the test track
• Jeremy hands out the award to the fastest celebrity around the Top Gear test track
• SIARPC: Carol Voderman